2006-09-28 02:36:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
There are only two proven methods for the treatment of Marine "Ich", copper and hyposalinity. Neither method can be used in the presence of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). Hyposalinity is the preferred treatment as it is not dangerous to the fish and actually eases osmotic stress on the fish. Hyposalinity can also be performed in the presence of calcareous substrates.
The salinity must be lowered gradually to give the fish time to adjust to the lower salinity and more importantly ensures the bacteria in the biological filter can adjust. It should take around 2 days to get from 35‰ to 14‰.
Your starting point should be between 1.025 and 1.027. Replace about one fifth of the volume with RO, RO/DI that has been well aerated. Repeat this 12, 24 and 36 hours later, monitoring the specific gravity along the way. After the fourth water change the specific gravity should be 1.010 or pretty close. Wait a few hours to make the final adjustment to get down to 1.009.
Hyposalinity should be maintained for at least 4 weeks. When the treatment is complete, the salinity should be raised gradually to normal over a number of days. Water changes with normal or even high salinity water is the easiest way to get the salinity up.
Invertebrates don't handle hyposalinity well, you will have to keep a VERY close eye on them, Possibly storing them elsewhere.
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2006-09-28 04:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
White spots are usually a sign of Ick. If you have a salt water tank then the easiest thing to do is to take the salinity down to 1.009. Do it over a few days by changing some of the water everyday. Leave it at that salinity for at least 6 weeks. When I first noticed Ick I used medication and still lost fish. Lowering the salinity is the only thing that saved the remaining fish. I also added garlic to their diet about once or twice a week. For my fresh water tank I used Ick Attack to clear it up.
Good Luck
2006-09-28 09:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by tinar92 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
contrary to popular belief salt water ich is easy to get rid of.i raise the temp to 85 and leave it that way for a week.then add a uv sterilizer to prevent the problem in the future you can also add cleaner shrimp and cleaner wrasse
2006-09-28 14:41:56 · answer #3 · answered by hawk c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ick be gone
2006-09-28 10:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋